Palaya devadeva
| Ragam: Bhairavi | Thalam: Adi |
Arohanam:S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S
Avarohanam: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
pallavi
pAlaya dEvadEva gOpAla rAma sOdarayuta
anupallavi
shailAri sutAbhayada satyabhAmA sahita mAm
caranam 1
pavanaja sannata nija pAda krUrahita guNa bhavana kaushika dhrtAnubhava bhuvana
pAlanaika lOla pUrita bhISma samaya vividha bhaktajana tApa vidaLanOddhava samayuta
caranam 2
pUtanA maraNa shruta bOdhakara harivamshajAta pAlita vibudhajAta sAtakara
yashOdayA sAdhu samalankrta sanAtana dhrta kalApa nAgAri bhASigamana
caranam 3
vAridhi mada bhanjana varadEharucE ripu vAraNa kalita vanavAsa sAranga
sadgatiprada sarvalOka shubhakara shUrajAtapara smarasundara shrI padmanAbha
Meaning
Oh sovereign of celestials! Lord Gopala1 You are in the company of your brother Balarama. Please protect me.
You gave refuge to Sallarisuta, you are in the company of Satyabhama. Protect me.
Your feet are worshiped by Hanuman (the son of the wind god). You are well disposed to Akrura. You are the repository of virtues. You became the distinguished protector of the world due to the experience gained under the tutelage of saving Viswamithra. YOu are engrossed most of the time in removing the miseries of the various devotees. YOu enjoyed the company of Uddhava.
You destroyed the Putana; the glory of your lineage is sung in Harivamsa by the eminent bard Vyasa. You protect virtuous people. You are delighted by Yasodha. You are proclaimed as the eternal by saints. You are adorned with a peacock feather. YOu are radiant on Gaurda (the enemy of serpents).
You destroyed the pride of the ocean. Oh, the effulgent one! You ward off all the enemies. You undertook an exile in the forest. You gave salvation to Saranga. You bestowed good fortune on the entire universe. You are the gem among the solar dynasty. You are as charming as Cupid. Oh, Padmanabha! Protect me.